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Women and religion

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Here are entered general works on the relationship between women and religion, including the involvement of women in religion. Works on the religious or devotional life of women are entered under Women--Religious life. Works on theology or religious doctrines concerning women are entered under Women--Religious aspects.

Found in 215 Collections and/or Records:

Correspondence and meeting minutes, 1999

 File — Box 89, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Contains the subseries: Correspondence, Meeting Minutes, Journals and Newsletters; and Annual Sessions.

Dates: 1999
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / Lucille Simmons Whipper papers / Series 4: Religious Affiliations and Organizations / 4.1: National Baptist Convention, U.S.A. / 4.1.4: Woman's Auxiliary / 4.1.4.1: Correspondence, Meeting Minutes, Journals, and Newsletters

Correspondence and Newsletters, 2003 - 2005

 File — Box 124, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents

Includes "Resource and Information Booklet," Calendar (2005) and event agendas.

Dates: 2003 - 2005
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / Lucille Simmons Whipper papers / Series 4: Religious Affiliations and Organizations / 4.2: The Baptist Educational and Missionary Convention of South Carolina and Auxiliaries / 4.2.5: Charleston County Baptist Association / 4.2.5.4: Women's Auxiliary of Charleston County Missionary Association

Correspondence regarding "Living Legends" event, 2005 - 2007

 File — Box 103, Folder: 9
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Includes organizational Constituition (undated); "Directory of the Sisterhood of the WBMEC;" adminstrative documents; booklet: "Black Baptist Women of South Carolina; "Dr. Mamie Neely Coker Tribute Book, and her funeral obsequies; Mount Pidgah Baptist Church: Biennial One-Day Session (2004); scholarship program information, event calendars, and mailing lists.

Dates: 2005 - 2007
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / Lucille Simmons Whipper papers / Series 4: Religious Affiliations and Organizations / 4.2: The Baptist Educational and Missionary Convention of South Carolina and Auxiliaries / 4.2.2: Women's Baptist Educational and Missionary Convention (WBEMC) of South Carolina / 4.2.2.4: Correspondence, Meeting minutes and Various Event programs

Course evaluations: "History of Women in Religion", 2000

 File — Box 88, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Includes documents from Whipper's course, "History of Women in Religion," (2000).

Dates: 2000
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / Lucille Simmons Whipper papers / Series 4: Religious Affiliations and Organizations / 4.1: National Baptist Convention, U.S.A. / 4.1.3: National Baptist Congress of Christian Education / 4.1.3.3: Course Manuals, Study Guides, and Faculty Documents

Damon Fordham typescript, undated

 File — Box 105, Folder: 20
Scope and Contents

Chapter entitled, "The WBEMC, 1920-1960: Doing What They Could With What They Had."

Dates: undated
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / Lucille Simmons Whipper papers / Series 4: Religious Affiliations and Organizations / 4.2: The Baptist Educational and Missionary Convention of South Carolina and Auxiliaries / 4.2.2: Women's Baptist Educational and Missionary Convention (WBEMC) of South Carolina / 4.2.2.6: WBEMC History Project

Dr. Mamie Neely Coker Tribute book, 1994

 File — Box 102, Folder: 23
Scope and Contents

Contains newspaper articles.

Dates: 1994
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / Lucille Simmons Whipper papers / Series 4: Religious Affiliations and Organizations / 4.2: The Baptist Educational and Missionary Convention of South Carolina and Auxiliaries / 4.2.2: Women's Baptist Educational and Missionary Convention (WBEMC) of South Carolina / 4.2.2.4: Correspondence, Meeting minutes and Various Event programs

Enrollment Report and Event program, 2006 - 2009

 File — Box 124, Folder: 6
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Contains Constitution and By-Laws, annual session minutes,correspondence, financial reports, newsletters, enrollment report, calendar and yearbook.

Dates: 2006 - 2009
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / Lucille Simmons Whipper papers / Series 4: Religious Affiliations and Organizations / 4.2: The Baptist Educational and Missionary Convention of South Carolina and Auxiliaries / 4.2.5: Charleston County Baptist Association / 4.2.5.4: Women's Auxiliary of Charleston County Missionary Association

Event calendars , 2006-2014

 File — Box 104, Folder: 8
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Includes organizational Constituition (undated); "Directory of the Sisterhood of the WBMEC;" adminstrative documents; booklet: "Black Baptist Women of South Carolina; "Dr. Mamie Neely Coker Tribute Book, and her funeral obsequies; Mount Pidgah Baptist Church: Biennial One-Day Session (2004); scholarship program information, event calendars, and mailing lists.

Dates: 2006-2014
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / Lucille Simmons Whipper papers / Series 4: Religious Affiliations and Organizations / 4.2: The Baptist Educational and Missionary Convention of South Carolina and Auxiliaries / 4.2.2: Women's Baptist Educational and Missionary Convention (WBEMC) of South Carolina / 4.2.2.4: Correspondence, Meeting minutes and Various Event programs

Event program, 1992

 File — Box 110, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Contains documents pertaining to the State Baptist Young Woman's Auxiliary Health Ministry Committee. Holds constitution and handbook, event programs, newsletters, strategic plan, agendas, meeting minutes, annual session programs, correspondence, and handwritten notes.

Dates: 1992
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / Lucille Simmons Whipper papers / Series 4: Religious Affiliations and Organizations / 4.2: The Baptist Educational and Missionary Convention of South Carolina and Auxiliaries / 4.2.2: Women's Baptist Educational and Missionary Convention (WBEMC) of South Carolina / 4.2.2.8: Auxiliaries and Committees / 4.2.2.8.5: The Young Women's Auxiliary (YWA)

Event Program and Syllabus, 1990 - 1991

 File — Box 124, Folder: 16
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Includes documents pertaining to the South Carolina and International Association of Ministers' Wives and Ministers' Widows, Incorporated. Holds Constitution and By-Laws, correspondence, meeting minutes, Special Rally reports, special event programs, syllabus, board meeting agendas, Women's Workshop and annual conference materials, and booklets.

Dates: 1990 - 1991
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / Lucille Simmons Whipper papers / Series 4: Religious Affiliations and Organizations / 4.2: The Baptist Educational and Missionary Convention of South Carolina and Auxiliaries / 4.2.5: Charleston County Baptist Association / 4.2.5.5: Baptist Minsters' Wives and Minsters' Widows of Charleston County
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